The Lost City of Issos.

Jenn looked up at the silhouette of the tall city in the distance in the mist, and although it had been through hundreds of years, the city still seemed to retain the fragments of its former glory, and the mere trembling of the sea was enough to make people feel awe. This is not an affection for the city and the country, but simply a spontaneous respect for the past, present and future that runs through the whole world.

"How? Sir, it's a spectacular city. ”

Noticing Jenn's eyes, one of the mercenaries who followed him smiled and spoke, his tone revealing the pride of his master in inviting his guests to his home. However, they do have reason to be proud of the adventuring team that has been able to enter Issos several times in a row and escape with one body.

"It's a spectacular city indeed."

Jenn's words are not perfunctory, the name Blue City is not for nothing, this city built on a high mountain was once the pinnacle of the achievements of the Sky Country. There is only one sentence to describe how great this city is -- to build it, the Firmament Nation bulldozed a whole third of the mountains of the Forgotten Valley to the ground, and then built the city on top of the bulldozed hills. That's why it's called the Blue City, the closest city to the sky. In fact, this city is also the most proud achievement of the Firmament Country, it is about twice the size of the largest and most prosperous city on the Eagle Plateau, and the steep cliffs and tall walls around it also make it definitely not an easy city to conquer. Even the king of the Firmament had declared that no one could break through the sacred city that was closest to the sky above the clouds.

It's just that the Tower of Babel in Babylon will also fall, and no matter how perfect the defense is, there will be problems, eventually. The Blue City is still completely finished, it has not been captured by the enemy. But it was a mess from the inside by his own people.,Eventually attracted a terrifying tide of monsters.。 Let this city, which once shone with brilliance and glory, completely fall and become a pile of ruins.

"I really didn't expect that such a city would also be attacked by monsters."

Looking at the city wall in the distance, a girl in a priest's robe not far from Jenn's side sighed in a low voice, which made Jenn can't help but look at her more, from Captain Steve, he has learned that this girl's name is Tillise, a priest of Seron. I have to admit it. Jenn was a little surprised when he heard the news, after all, the priest of Seron is rarely seen on land, because Seron is the subordinate god of the goddess of water, Revanne, so most of her followers are also by the sea, after all, the field mastered by Seron is navigation, which is important for people who run and live on the sea all year round. But for the inhabitants of the land, it is of little use.

However, Jenn admits that a Ceron priest is a great help to the adventurer's team, and that Ceron's navigation is not limited to the sea. Its value lies in the "direction", and the most important characteristic of the pastor of Serun is that no matter what kind of environment he is in, he can point out the "right direction", and this "direction" does not only represent the direction of geographical location. Also included are "the direction away from danger" and "the direction where the goal is", and it is conceivable that there is such a priest to help. How important it is for an adventurous team. It's not a metaphor that this teenage girl can guarantee that the adventurous team is "on the right path" at all times. It's a fact.

Looks like I've found an interesting toy this time.

Thinking of this, Jenn smiled. Then he turned his head to look at Tilis.

"The Blue City wasn't conquered by monsters, Miss Tilis, in fact, the destruction of the city was entirely due to civil strife."

"Oh? What does this say? ”

Hearing this, not only Tillise looked over, but even the other mercenaries looked at him curiously. After all, these mercenaries only had a rough idea of how the city fell, but they didn't have the same doubts as Tillise in their hearts, and the others didn't care for the time being, they had entered the Lost City three times in a row, and they had a deep understanding of the grandeur of that city. Although they had heard a lot of rumors about the Lost City before coming here, most of them pointed out that the city had been attacked by monsters, but in fact, many people doubted the authenticity of these rumors. After all, in their eyes, this city didn't look like a place that could be easily attacked by orcs and the like, and even an elite army would be difficult to break through the huge and spectacular city in front of them.

Because of this, there are various theories among the mercenaries, some say that it is a dragon that occupies the city, because only the dragon can easily cross the city walls and take the city. Moreover, the dragon will drive some low-level monsters, which is also very suitable for the situation of the Lost City. It is also said that this place was actually cursed by the gods, because the Firmament Land abandoned their faith, so the gods were angry and surrendered, summoning a wave of monsters to destroy the city. All in all, there are all sorts of speculations, and there is everything. However, everyone also knew that these were just rumors, and now hearing Jenn's statement clearly aroused their interest. After all, this gentleman is a nobleman from the way he dresses, and he looks very learned with glasses -- the people at the bottom of the Klein Continent still have relative trust in the high-level rulers, and in their opinion, those high-ranking people will certainly not be idle and bored to play tricks on themselves. And the nobles must know more than themselves, and most of the things they say should naturally be the "truth".

As for the mercenaries' questions, Jenn also fulfilled their wishes as they wished.

"It is well known that the turmoil in the Firmament Nation originated from the chaos caused by the battle for the throne after the death of Dardanelles V, but in fact it was not, this qiē was a conspiracy, and the violent death of Dardanelles V itself was part of the conspiracy, and this qiē originated from Dardanelle's wife, Carrie, who few people knew that the wife of His Majesty the King was a cultist. She herself is half of the Demon bloodline and is a member of the Order of the Eternal Night, who believes in Sauron, the Lord of Darkness. But she used her disguised appearance to deceive Dardanelle V's trust and affection, and finally married the other party. Originally, Jiali planned to use her bloodline to rule and control the country. But half of the blood of the Dardanelles comes from the blood of angels, that is, the holy people. The union of the two parties naturally has no way to give birth to a child. As time went on, Dardanelle began to be suspicious. It is this suspicion that is perceived. Therefore, Carrie poisoned and killed the king, and then she instructed the Imperial Prime Minister Pacika to choose the child of Dardanelles V's sister to inherit the throne. She herself quietly found the illegitimate son of Dardanelle V, and the other side selected the child to compete with the successor to the throne chosen by Prime Minister Pacica, and finally succeeded in causing civil strife in the Firmament Country. ”

"How can there be such a thing?"

Hearing this, except for the mercenary who was in charge of opening the way in front, almost everyone else moved closer to Jenn, and even Captain Steve, who had always been strict, pricked up his ears and listened to Jenn's words. You must know that these are the secrets of the nobility, no matter what time and place. What people like the most is the secret behind those stories, originally these mercenaries only knew that the destruction of the country of the sky was due to the turmoil of the throne, but what they didn't expect was that there was such a history hidden behind it.

"So what happened in the end? Mr. Jenn? ”

Just like in the legend, the royal party who assisted the illegitimate son defeated the prime minister Pasica, although the other party wanted to defend the city, but not everyone supported him, so the royal party and his party unknowingly crossed the towering walls of the blue city with the help of people with a heart, and finally confronted Pasikazai. And just when the two sides were fighting fiercely. Carrie suddenly appears, using her mysterious magic to open the door to the lower realms and summon monsters to try to destroy everyone. And under this unexpected raid, the prime minister and his party were naturally completely finished. And the royal party also suffered heavy losses. Eventually, the bastard, who had inherited half of the divine bloodline, killed Carrie, and he died of his injuries. At this time, the entire city has been plunged into chaos under the attack of the monsters summoned by Jiali. Eventually, the remnants of the royal party fled the blue city, which had become a living hell, with the corpse of the bastard son. And then it's like the rumors you've heard. Having lost its bloodline to the throne, the Blue Nation fell into turmoil and chaos, and eventually fell apart. ”

"That's ............... like this"

Hear here. The mercenaries couldn't help but sigh, they only knew that the country of the sky was destroyed before, who knew that behind this, there was such a history. Seeing their expressions, Jenn sneered inwardly and continued to speak.

"Not only that, but after the death of Dardanelles V, the Sky Scepter, which is the symbol of the rule of the Firmament Country, has been sealed in the royal city of the Blue City, and it is rumored that as long as someone can regain the scepter, then they can disperse the monsters surrounding the Blue City and become the king of the Firmament Land again."

"Really?"

If the previous stories were only of interest to the mercenaries, then the news that Jenn is talking about now is no less than dropping a heavy bomb, and for a while, even many people's eyes shone brightly. But soon, as if the old mercenary had thought of something, he frowned and stared at Jenn and asked.

"Could it be that Mr. Jenn, you went to the Lost City to find this scepter?"

"It's a very tempting secret."

In the face of the other party's questioning, Jenn only smiled slightly, he narrowed his eyes, and glanced at Captain Steve, who was silently walking away from him outside the mercenary, before he replied.

"Unfortunately, although the Sky Scepter is known as the Scepter that rules the sky, only the heirs who have inherited the blood of the Dardanelles royal family can approach and be recognized by the Scepter. Otherwise, Princess Carrie would have been able to defeat anyone who dared to harbor dissent to her as long as she had mastered the scepter, without having to come up with so many intrigues. In fact, mortals can't even get close to the scepter, let alone how to get it. ”

"That's ..............."

Hearing this, the mercenaries couldn't help but be a little depressed, a priceless treasure was naturally a good thing in their eyes, but if they couldn't get it, it would be meaningless.

Anyway, they heard a very interesting story, but they still had to work after listening to the story. Therefore, the mercenaries only sighed, and then immediately dispersed again, vigilantly formed a defensive formation, and walked forward. Tillis, on the other hand, glanced at Jenn with a glint in her eyes, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say a word, and walked back to the side with her head down.

It's funny.

Taking in the girl's expression, Jenn smiled slightly, then withdrew his gaze.

But there's something even more interesting here.

"Mr. Jenn."

Just as the thought was spinning in Jenn's mind, a deep voice rang out. He turned his head and saw that Captain Steve had come to his side at some point, looking at him sternly.

"What's the matter? Head Steve? ”

"Yes..............."

In the face of Jenn's inquiry, Steve was silent for a moment, and then continued to ask.

"I would like to ask if what you just said about the Sky Scepter is true?"

"Of course, Captain Steve, I'm a nobleman and a scholar. There are many secrets hidden in the historical record, but this is nothing to a scholar. ”

"I'm sorry, but I'm not questioning your identity..............."

Hearing this, Steve hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.

"I just want to know that there must be a lot of treasure next to that kind of treasure......... According to Mr. Jenn, your destination is Intramuros, and I think we might be able to work together..............."

"This is not an easy task, Mr. Steve, I am only a scholar, and I am here to explore and investigate the secrets of antiquity. Moreover, Wangcheng was the center of the riots in those days, and no one can say what is there now, and there may be dangers that we cannot deal with. ”

Jenn shook his head at Steve's words. And getting Jenn's answer, Steve's face was a little gloomy, and he couldn't help but lower his head. And taking in the expression of the mercenary group chapter in front of him, Jenn also sneered in his heart, and then spoke.

"But I'm personally interested in the Sky Scepter, even if it's good to be able to look at it from afar............ Well, Captain Steve, when we get to our destination, we can take a look at the situation, and if it's not as dangerous as we think, then we can try to find out. ”

"Of course, there is no problem."

Hearing this, Steve's eyes flashed with a gleam, and then he nodded to Jenn.

"Rest assured, Mr. Jenn, we will be able to reach our destination smoothly."

"I hope so."

In response to Steve's words, Jenn reached out and pushed his glasses, then replied with a meaningful smile. (To be continued......)