The Last Dark King

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The scholars in the room bowed to their teacher and retreated one after another, leaving only a few people.

Mina bit her red lip and held on, but the teacher didn't chase her away.

She felt happy, thinking that maybe it was the privilege that Rhodes had brought to her, so she quietly moved and stood behind him.

Amides looked at Rhodes with his old eyes and said slowly.

"What I'm going to tell you next is the top secret of the royal city. You are now qualified to know it, but you are not allowed to tell it outside."

Rhodes felt a chill in his heart and replied in a deep voice: "I know."

"The Fire King's City outside Trorian exists."

Amides said word for word.

"More than two hundred years ago, we communicated with humans outside Trorian and tried to establish long-term and effective communication channels with them."

"But it is a pity that after a huge disaster, our contact with them was interrupted, and no news about them was found again. This part of the historical data was burned in a strange crisis, and only one remains. Small portion.”

Rhodes felt a sense of uncertainty in his heart.

"You mean, they..."

Amides said in a deep voice: "There are two possibilities."

"First, they were destroyed."

"Second, the disaster caused some changes that cut off the connection between us."

Amides paused.

"But the most suspicious thing about this incident is that we later captured a doomsday cultist and learned from his soul that the destruction of historical materials was done under the instructions of the Grand Leader of the Defiled Sect."

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"Unfortunately, we did not learn their motives from his soul."

"There are many theories about this matter, and it is generally believed that it was to prevent human beings from uniting together, becoming more powerful, and destroying their conspiracy to destroy human beings."

Rhodes frowned and asked, "Haven't these maggots been cleaned up yet?"

Amides shook his head: "They all hid deeper in the sewers of the royal city. This is a product of the age of giants. It is extremely complicated. Asa, the leader of the Polluter Sect, also holds the Book of Destiny, which can distort the tracking of people." Knowing this has brought great trouble to our pursuit.”

The dark figure behind the scenes that I met last time might be him.

Rhodes thought.

We must dig him out in the future and hand over that torn book to the public.

Mina couldn't help but ask: "Why is this information top secret? Isn't it good to let everyone know that there are other Fire King cities?"

Amides shook his head slightly.

"We have used a variety of methods to find them."

"Our search team once even went as far as the depths of darkness 10,000 yards away, and even took the risk of using level 12 psychic powers to carry out wide-area communication. Over the past two hundred years, such attempts have not been interrupted, but regardless of No matter what we did, we didn’t get any response.”

University scholar Oberon said: "In fact, we know that the most likely thing is that they were destroyed."

"No one can resist not contacting another human civilization. In this era, we are like lost children. The terror of loneliness in the vast dark night can make anyone go crazy. The existence of another human civilization is not only a place where we can hug each other for warmth , can also bring courage and hope, proving that humans can survive in this dark environment for a long time.”

"Similarly, the destruction of a Fire King city will bring us great despair."

Amides said in a deep voice: "So, this news must not be spread outside."

Rhodes and Mina nodded together: "I understand."

University scholar Delan smiled and said: "You don't have to despair. The thick black fog can't imagine the isolation of information. We are like a grain of sand sinking under this dark sea. The possibility of finding another grain of sand is very high." Slim."

"But the world is so big and the four continents are boundless. It is impossible that only our royal city has survived. There may be other human heroes who have preserved the fire and continued civilization."

"Yes." Amides agreed: "We are building a bell tower that can listen to the sounds of the world. When it is completed, we will be able to hear the sounds at the end of darkness, and we will definitely be able to discover other fire civilizations."

Rhodes was moved in his heart. He remembered that Molly had told him the same thing, and couldn't help but ask: "How long will it take for the World Clock Tower to be built, and what materials will be needed?"

"The progress of the World Clock Tower has reached 80%, and it currently lacks star marrow and starlight fragments."

Rhodes nodded and wrote down these two items of information.

Amides said kindly: "Little Rod, you now know how uncertain we are facing in the future. The disasters of the past may reappear at any time. Each of us is doing our best to find a way to survive. , the exploration of truth is for this purpose, I hope you can write your book as soon as possible."

University scholar Oberon said: "The entire Trorian is longing for more power, and every time we take a step towards the truth, we may gain new power from it."

Rhodes smiled and said: "You are right, knowledge is power."

This insightful motto won a sustained round of applause.

University scholars are simply impressed by this young star.

I was worried before that he was exaggerating, but now it seems that he is not exaggerating enough.

Several of them have secretly decided to find Horus and ask him not to be too conservative and to be more aggressive.

Mina was jealous and dissatisfied. Unknowingly, this little boy who was once very young in her eyes had almost grown into a thick and strong towering tree, making her drool with envy.

"Your Excellency Amides."

Rhodes thought for a while and then asked.

"What is the disaster you have been talking about just now? Is it the Kuroshio?"

Amides shook his head: "The black tide is just one of the disasters."

Mina rushed to answer: "Disaster is a misfortune that occurs throughout the history of civilization. It is a misfortune that people avoid and are extremely fearful but unable to escape."

"Standard answer."

Amides nodded slightly.

"In layman's terms, we call any continuous event that is detrimental to human beings a disaster."

"There are many kinds of disasters. Some come from the weather, some come from monsters, some come from changes in the environment, some come from the invasion of black fog, some come from the inside, etc."

"Like the worst time, do you know what it is?"

Mina answered quickly: "Long night."

"Yes, when the long night comes, the sky is dark, the black fog is thick, monsters are active, and the power of the fire is greatly reduced. The scope of the holy fire will retreat to the upper city, lasting for dozens of days, and in rare cases, even for several months. This It’s a disaster.”

University scholar Deland said: "The mass extinction four hundred years ago was a nine-month long night. Ninety percent of the entire population of Trollian died in this disaster."

"So," Amides said, "we need to know what kind of disasters happened in the past so that we can possibly avoid them in the future."

University scholar Oberon said: "What we most urgently need to understand now is the past."

"In the second era, the birth of the Black Mist and the First Fire, and the fall of the ancient gods."

"In the third era, the survival of mankind in the initial period, and the destruction of mankind in its heyday."

"In the Fourth Age, the truth about Trorian's mass extinction nine hundred years ago, and other Fire King cities."

Amides smiled and said: "If you are willing, you can join us in our exploration of the past. Many of our schools are happy to have a person with both strength and wisdom like you to join. You are also proficient in linguistics. In the ruins This is very important in our exploration.”

Rhodes patted his chest: "Of course, I'm happy to."

The academics all smiled. Exploring the ruins in the depths of darkness is a very dangerous and difficult task.

Because you have to go deep into the dark world, the number of people on each trip is limited. The more functions you have, the more popular you are.

And a multi-functional all-rounder like Rhodes is simply the savior they dream of.

After discussing the details of the ruins exploration for a while, the meeting came to an end.

Everyone said goodbye to Rhodes one by one and repeatedly told him to complete the work as soon as possible.

Rhodes clapped his chest and said goodbye as everyone looked at him with reluctance.

This trip to the academy refreshed Rhodes' worldview and made him truly understand that they are now in danger of life and death all the time.

Momentary victories are temporary and cannot change their fundamental situation.

No wonder some people want to expand even to death.

And some people have to stick to the city gate even to death.

Rhodes sighed in his heart. This was probably the reaction of different people in the same crisis.

In the following period, Rhodes visited Jinworth College and the secret branch one after another.

Since Theodore's death, the chief dean has been replaced by Vera.

This is also an old acquaintance. He is one of Theodore's many disciples. He still misses the teacher's departure. He also expressed a great welcome to Rhodes' arrival and constantly tried to find traces of the teacher on him.

But it is a pity that Theodore's soul has already left, and his statue still stands in the eternal square of dreams, unchanged so far.

Rhodes couldn't stand the intense look in his eyes, so he had to imitate Theodore's actions and touch his head.

Of course, due to lack of height, he only touched his chest.

But just this action made Vera burst into tears.

He cried and said that he was under great pressure now. The talents of the Conjuration Association were withering and there was no one to teach him. Many juniors could not find their direction, and no one knew how to use many powerful conjurations.

The proportion of cursed nature holders in the royal city has plummeted, and he doesn't know what to do.

Rhodes had no choice. He didn't understand the spell, so he could only comfort him by saying that part of Lord Theodore's remnant soul was still hidden in his body, and maybe one day, he would come back.

Vera's eyes were suddenly filled with hope, and her shining eyes were like a hungry dog ​​seeing fat.

Rhodes couldn't bear it anymore and could only leave in a hurry.

And the visit to the hidden branch is full of joy.

There are many familiar companions in this nostalgic environment, as well as many new people.

He received a very warm welcome here, and everyone gathered around to get in touch with this legendary senior.

Rhodes finally sent them away and met Sauron, who was still serving as the chief instructor of the top class.

This guy had a serious look on his face, but he kept stuffing things into his hands during the conversation.

They are all kinds of photo crystals with various logos on them.

Such as "learning materials", "selected ancient Chinese", "basic movement teaching", "advanced combat skills" and so on.

"What is this?" Rhodes asked in confusion.

Sauron kept blinking at him with a mysterious expression on his face, and put another piece of paper in his hand, which read:

“Sauron’s Selection, great stuff to watch in the dead of night.”

Rhodes understood instantly, shook his head and said, "I have a noble character and never look at these things."

Soran whispered: "There is Olivia's new movie, and Theresa's home series."

Rhodes silently stuffed the photo crystal into his arms: "I want to criticize this unhealthy trend in depth."

Sauron whispered: "Little Rhodes, if anyone asks you about your training in the hidden base in the future, they must pay more attention to my care and guidance for you."

Rhodes smiled and said: "Don't worry, Teacher Solon, I can't achieve what I have today without your care and guidance for me."

These words made every muscle on Sauron's face stretch.

For a while, the two chatted happily.

Sauron briefly talked about the current situation of the Hidden Branch. Everything in the base was running well and the entire branch was on the right track. The only regret was that the battle in Fanxing Town ended too quickly, making their plan of a round of battle unsuccessful. Two groups of people went there one after another.

Teresa, who had just broken through the seventh level of characteristics, didn't even have time to go over. Cassan, who was still training in the base, failed to realize her dream of fighting side by side with Rhodes, which made the little girl very disappointed for a time.

As they were talking, they happened to see Kashan, who had become the senior sister of the new team member, leading the team in training.

Rhodes raised his hand and said hello.

When the head of blond hair turned around, a familiar and delicate face appeared in front of him, and the big blue eyes were suddenly filled with tears.

Kashan quickly covered her eyes and ran away.

When she came back, only her eyes were red.

"Rod."

She said with a smile, her blue eyes twinkling like reflections on the surface of a lake.

"It's nice to see you again. Congratulations on becoming Trorian's new hero."

Rhodes didn't say anything, but stepped forward and gave her a big hug.

Kashan struggled a little: "Don't..."

"I'm sorry." Rhode whispered, "I couldn't let you come to Fanxing Town and see my heroic appearance in battle."

There were tears in Cassan's eyes again, but she was smiling again.

"I know, but there will be opportunities in the future."

She broke away from Rhodes' arms and shook her little fist.

"I'm strong."

Rhodes knew that she had ignited a new fire after obtaining Theodore's relics.

"Power of Anger": The angrier you are, the greater your power.

"How strong is it?" Rhodes asked curiously.

Kashan proudly said: "The fire has reached its perfect state and I can fully control it."

"Is it strong?"

Sauron smiled and said, "How about giving it a try?"

As soon as Rhodes raised his hand, white star threads shot out from his fingertips and quickly woven into a shield.

"If you can penetrate it, I will admit that you are strong."

Sauron smiled and took the star shield from Rhodes' hand, placed it on the wooden figure aside, and said, "Kashan, Rhodes is getting married."

Kashan clenched her hands into fists and began to accumulate strength.

Rhodes blinked and smiled: "The bride is not you."

Sauron shouted urgently: "Stay..."

But it was too late. A large ball of red blood burst out from Casshan's body and hit the shield with a heavy punch.

boom!

There was a huge bang.

The strong wind blew so hard that Rhodes couldn't open his eyes, and white dust flew all over the sky.

Sauron covered his forehead: "Rhode, what are you thinking about?"

When the dust fell, Rhodes was surprised to find that half of the base was gone, and the star shield and the wooden man had flown to nowhere.

Sauron sighed: "We have to rebuild the base again, you pay the fine."

Rhodes agreed immediately and looked at Cassian with sparkling eyes, as if he had seen a treasure.

Yes, this girl can also join my Black War Group.

Rhodes instantly thought of countless ways to arouse her anger.

This is so useful.

She will definitely play the best role in my team.

Ha ha.

The destruction of the base attracted many people, but their eyes were already used to it. Obviously this kind of thing happened more than once.

Among the crowd, Rhodes saw an old acquaintance again.

The golden shining Valkyrie Teresa.

This girl had helped him a lot, and her combat skills were very proficient. She was almost invincible in the eyes of Rhodes.

Of course, for Rhodes now, the spiritual energy gap between the two sides is already quite large.

Rhodes went up to say hello in a friendly manner.

Teresa was also very happy. There was no trace of jealousy in her expression about Rhodes surpassing her, only joy and smile.

"Yes, little Rhodes, you are here today too. You must save us in the future."

"Of course." Rhodes replied confidently. He looked around and asked, "Where are Annabeth's sisters?"

He was talking about a circle of stunning beauties in the top class. Their characteristics were all "magic liberation", and they were the powerful sisters in Annabeth's words.

Rhodes had some interactions with them, but not much.

Teresa smiled and said: "They have already entered the reserve team of the Palace of Fire. For them, the secret branch is just a short stay. They are destined to be strong."

Rhodes nodded and planned to meet them later.

Let’s see what’s so strong about them and why they make Annabeth so envious and always complaining that they are useless.

"I will also enter the Hall of Fire soon."

Teresa expressed her sincere admiration and was delighted with his growth.

After bidding farewell to them, Rhodes came to the last stop of his trip.

The most important prophecy institution in the royal city - the White Tower.