People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

According to the Sami healers, her internal organs had been bewitched by evil spirits, betraying her will and beginning to devour each other within her body.

There was no other way. Even Niezley himself had never seen such a scene before. Carrion Eaters were considered to be among the more voracious eaters in the Sarkaz, and he was quite knowledgeable, but Ersula's situation only showed that his understanding of the concepts of "hunger" and "knowing when to stop" had completely disappeared.

Finally, Niezley had no choice but to settle for second best and release Ersura from her seal, filling her room with jerky made from the slain tundra beasts, letting her fight against those "Sami Big Breads" that she could wield directly as weapons.

Manfred's condition improved slightly; the symptom of his madness was "silence."

He seemed to have lost the ability to organize his thoughts, only able to vaguely repeat the words "Be careful of the flowers" over and over again, his mind clearly not quite clear. His condition was already quite bad, but compared to Ersula, he was relatively normal.

Ernst had some understanding of the collapse paradigm caused by demonic contamination, but this kind of symptom was something he had never heard of before.

As expected, the [demons] he had dealt with before were merely fragments of contamination. The power of the infected entities was limited, and the contamination they could bear in terms of the collapse paradigm was also limited. Compared to the unknown areas deep within the endless ice plains, which were truly close to the [demons]'s true forms, these contaminants were indeed insignificant.

"At Luo Ci: Hedgehog Folding Agent: 0—Law Island's current speed, can they hold out until I get there?"

Ernst asked.

He knew Manfred and Ersula. Although they weren't friends, they were acquaintances. Ernst might not like them, but he wouldn't just watch them be corrupted into collapsing bodies by the demons of the "enemies of civilization".

Moreover, they were sent deep into the uninhabited area of ​​the ice field to search for a group of explorers who had committed a terrible crime because of his commission. Given this cause and effect, Ernst was willing to provide any help he could if the situation could still be resolved.

He was prepared; if Nastya shook her head, he would instruct Kal'tsit to speed up Rhodes Island's development!

Please, for the sake of all those speeding tickets you had back then, Kal'tsit, I can tentatively believe in your speeding ability!

Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up! Charge, Kal'tsit! I'll pay the fine!

Fortunately, Nasty shook her head:

"The Sami called upon the Snow God, who in turn requested assistance from the giant beast and its lord. The Sami and Anma have intervened, and although they show no signs of recovery, the situation has basically stabilized."

It wasn't better, but at least it didn't continue to worsen. Manfred and Ersula were probably stuck at this critical juncture of collapse.

This can be considered a blessing in misfortune.

Hearing that Sami and Anma had intervened, Ernst breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, Ernst could understand why Sami was willing to help, since he and Sami had become somewhat acquainted over time. But why was Anma helping as well?

"I asked her for help!"

A soft, slightly arrogant laugh suddenly rang out beside him. Ernst turned his head and saw a golden lion lying down next to the sofa in the reception room.

Gawain nodded, meeting Ernst's gaze.

“Back then, we said that you would be representing me at the meeting of the four Beast Lords. Naturally, you can also ask my friends to do some things for you.”

"They'll actually give you face?" Ernst was genuinely shocked.

When he occasionally chatted with the great Jeragand in the evenings, the thing he heard most often was Jeragand complaining about Gawain.

This teacher of Vina, the royal advisor of Victoria, and the beast lord of the Aslan (lion) tribe, has a personality that is quite different from the prestige that comes with his status.

If he hadn't been so cunning as to deliberately hide his abilities in front of the great god Yeragand and the other behemoths, then Yeragand's assessment of him might truly be—the king of slacking off.

The combination of "Bald King" and "Time Sequence" can be described as a "Bald King" combination that has corrupted the atmosphere of the Sherag Beasts.

Ernst naturally didn't hold him in the same awe.

But Gao Wen was clearly a little aggrieved; a human-like, bitter expression appeared on his lion-like face as he muttered a rebuttal:

"Why wouldn't they? Didn't they agree?"

"Even if you don't care about the monk, you should care about the Buddha. Isn't giving you face the same as giving me face?"

Ernst was somewhat speechless. He increasingly felt that Anma was simply kind-hearted, which was why she took the initiative to help.

There's no other reason than that Gawain's attitude of being the first to fall when joining a group and the first to claim credit after the fight really reminded him of the country of Victoria.

Ernst has always been against the superficial act of personifying the state, but now he can break with convention and say, "It's just like it, so very much like it!"

He truly deserves to be called Victoria's national advisor.

"Gawain, you came all this way specifically to talk to me, surely it wasn't just to say this?"

Seeing Gawain's depressed expression, Ernst took the initiative to change the subject, giving him a way out.

Sure enough, Gao Wen caught the step in a second and slid down it like a slide:

"Of course, I came to see you for something else."

He cleared his throat, straightened up, as if to display the majesty of a lion and the authority of a beast lord. Unfortunately, the stereotype was already ingrained, and Ernst didn't react much at all. He could only praise himself silently in his mind before solemnly speaking: "Leek..."

"Ernst, do you know the origin of Aslan?"

"The Aslan people come from a vast empire flowing with sand and gold, the origin of Terran imperial power, the first landing place of the gods, and the cradle that gave birth to emperors such as Luga Sargusna."

"The person you are looking for is very likely there, at the southernmost edge of that land now called Sargon, at the end of the wasteland known as the Foehn."

"There lies another ruin, just like the one deep within the ice field."

Chapter 1033 The Lion and the King's Pact

Endless ice plains, scorching winds and scorching earth, black torrents and seas of trees.

Terra consists of three places where demonic threats have directly occurred.

However, in terms of sheer threat, the Endless Icefield is definitely the most threatening.

Although the Burning Wind Hot Land is still classified as one of the forbidden zones for life, it has been a long time since there has been any pollution by evil spirits or invasion by collapsing entities.

The Endless Icefield requires Ursus, Sami, Yan and other countries to spend a lot of energy on the northern defense line every year. The pressure of defense and the consumption of high-level combat forces such as Snow Sacrifice, Inner Guard and Celestial Master far exceed that of Sargon.

In contrast, Sargon's immortal army now only appears in Sargon's golden city, the city of the King of Kings, and their defenses in the Burning Winds and Hot Lands have been almost completely abandoned. But their southern border remains as solid as a rock.

If this were from countries like Ursus or Sami, they'd definitely say, "It's a science fiction movie."

How could these demons be so wicked? They only target the strong and ignore the weak; are they trying to mess with me because I'm from the East?!

Of course, that's not the main point.

What Ernst was really curious about was how Mariam and his men ended up in the Foehn Basin.

Um wait, are you sure the person you're looking for is Mariam?

Just to be on the safe side, Ernst asked:

Who are you referring to?

Gawain was taken aback, as if he had been stumped by the question; his small lion eyes revealed a great deal of confusion.

"Who else?"

Hmm, judging from this reaction, it must be Mariam. Not Precy or Lothar.

Ernst shook his head in relief:

"nothing."

Gawain tilted his head, shook his mane, and steered the conversation back on track:

"You don't seem curious about what lies deep within the tundra?"

Ernst shrugged, stopped Nastya, who was about to leave to avoid suspicion, and explained:

"You don't have to leave. Listen to what's going on; it might be helpful for the rescue."

“I also have my own intelligence channels. Kal'tsit and [Sami] told me about the origin of that area in the deepest part of the tundra before. There's a fallen stargate there, right?”

Gao Wen was taken aback again, then nodded.

Nastya seemed somewhat confused.

To be honest, she didn't understand.

She knows Kal'tsit and [Sami], but what is a Stargate?

Her scientist's intuition told her that this title represented a kind of super technology that she could not yet imagine, and it felt somewhat incongruous to hear it coming from Ernst's mouth.

It has an absurd feel to it when a primary school student casually mentions calculus.

Nasty wasn't trying to discredit Ernst; she was just stating the facts, since Ernst had always seemed rather clueless when it came to technology.

Nasty even felt that her niche on Ernst's side was to explain these scientific concepts to Ernst, so how did you suddenly steal my job?

Does that mean I'll lose my job?

Don’t do that kind of thing!

Ernst, of course, noticed Nasty's confusion:

"Stargate is a technology left over from the prehistoric civilization 9. To put it simply, it is a lich's warp portal that can be used for a long time."

Compared to bloodline magic, the greatest advantage of technology lies in its universality. The warp portals opened by liches can travel tens of thousands of miles in an instant. A master sorcerer like Fremont can even take a single step and travel thousands of miles from the capital of Letania, Trilintelme, to the border.

Is this powerful? Yes, it is very powerful!

But this power was unique to him; none of the other young liches could achieve this. Some, like Emengard, were rather pathetic, even having to ride their own "little cube" to travel!

The Stargate is a technological creation that allows everyone to possess the same abilities as Fremont, enabling even ordinary people to teleport long distances in a short period of time.

Ernst had a strong ability to summarize and generalize, and Nastie understood him. She immediately asked another question:

"Can we build it now?"

"Uh"

Ernst grinned and looked at Gawain beside him.

This falls into his knowledge blind spot.

To be honest, he didn't even know the current level of technology Terra had reached. How could he know if the Terrans were capable of building a stargate?

Besides, Terra has only barely broken through the barrier once, so what use is the Stargate?

However, since Nas had asked the question, and Ernst was also quite curious about it, he simply passed the question on to Gawain.

Gawain coughed:

"How did you manage to successfully bring the topic back after it had gone so far off course?"

He made a comment and explained:

"That's why I came to find you."

"With the Terrans' current technology, it's certainly impossible to repair the Stargate. But given Terra's current rate of development, the Beastmasters' meeting has already made a decision."

"We can provide you with technical guidance on repairing the stargate."

Ernst raised an eyebrow: Wu

"So, what is the price, Gawain?"

Ernst didn't think the Beast Lord was someone who would let people take advantage of him for free.

In his dealings with the beast lord, he hadn't really gained any advantage.

Let's leave aside Gawain, that old man. Although Ernst didn't regret recruiting Vina as his right-hand woman, it's a fact that Gawain intentionally kept quiet and concealed his identity. The time when Vina rode him onto the stage and revealed her identity was arguably the biggest diplomatic crisis Sherag had ever faced, truly causing the cautious Ernst to suffer a significant loss when he was completely unprepared.

Other actions, such as helping Dori by giving face to the Letanian side and protecting two scientists targeted by the Electors, all consumed diplomatic resources. In the case of Lentinium, he even faced mortal danger; although he had originally decided to go, the Beastmasters still hitched a ride.

A positive outcome doesn't erase the hardships of the process. As Kal'tsit herself said, dealing with beast lords, most of whom are chaotic and neutral, and expecting to gain benefits from them without paying a price is virtually impossible!

Gawain wasn't angry at Ernst's blunt question. What he admired about Ernst was that he was smart; you never had to say things that were hard to say, he would give you a way out.

Otherwise, after living a peaceful life in Sherag for so long, it would be a real pang of conscience for him to start haggling with Ernst now.

What? You're saying that Gawain, with his "use it to death" mentality that's just like Victoria's, is actually ashamed?

Who said he was ashamed? He said "stinging pain," do you even know what stinging pain means? Wouldn't it hurt if Jeragund's ice pick pierced your chest? It's only because he has no conscience, otherwise it wouldn't be stinging pain, it would be your heart bursting, you'd die!

Gao Wen happily stated his price:

"I can provide you with the technology to repair the stargate, but on the condition that you take me with you after you enter the stargate, and that you help me with one thing."

"What is it?" Ernst narrowed his eyes. "One thing" is a bit too vague. If this matter leads to mass casualties, I will not agree. You'd better be more specific.

Gawain feigned a disappointed expression:

"Am I the kind of evil beast lord in your heart?"

Ernst shook his head:

"No."

He gave Gawain face, otherwise he would have definitely added, "But he's not exactly a good person either!"

why?