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"Acquiring coordinates..."
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"Historical Knowledge: Sky Island has been loaded!"
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"Sky Island: In the eighth level of history that does not belong to the present world.
Mystra's Prime Material Plane was moving in another direction.
Many years ago.
It was a turbulent time after Mystra left and the Weave was inexplicably shattered.
Because of an unknown accident.
The whole world has fallen into an unprecedented crisis.
Poison gas from an unknown sub-plane erupted.
It swept across the entire world.
It took away countless lives.
The failure of the magic network left the mages without any magic power.
The vast majority of mages, like other humans, died in the first three major explosions of the earth's toxic gas.
Under the erosion of poisonous gas.
All living things in the world are facing the crisis of extinction.
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And in this case.
There is still a wizard organization called "Future" that adheres to the old beliefs.
They believed that Mystra would eventually return.
To wait until that day.
In the future, mages will try every possible means to ensure the continuation of themselves and the human community.
The number of people who can be organized is decreasing uncontrollably.
The terrible poison gas not only took away the lives of most people.
It also makes the surface of the earth become extremely strange——
Unlivable is one thing.
Frequent spellcasting disorders are a deeper crisis!
This means that mages in the post-Magic Network era are likely to lose their magic power completely!
The members of "Future" call for the return of Mystra in despair.
But as time goes by.
More and more species are becoming extinct on Earth.
The remaining human populations are also in danger.
And because of the lack of height.
The floating city built by the "Future" organization cannot completely escape the scope of poison gas.
People kept dying.
The magic network effect is also constantly receding.
therefore.
The only 30 remaining wizards in the city performed a mysterious ritual from an unknown ancient book in desperation .
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"True God Awakening Technique"
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They try to gain Mystra's favor by calling upon her true name.
But this ceremony did not bring the redemption that the "Future" members had been longing for.
But total destruction!
The mysterious star beast attracted by the ceremony completely destroyed the floating city where the "Future" headquarters was located!
After that.
The star beast began to greedily devour all objects within its field of vision.
Finally arrived at the main material world.
Its purpose is more than just a satisfying meal.
then.
The creatures of this world entered the darkest and most desperate period in history!
Poisonous gas erupts from the ground all the time.
There are star beasts in the sky that block out the sun and are gazing at us hungrily.
The most difficult time.
The human population has shrunk to less than 2,000 people!
One day.
The star beast hovering in the sky finally couldn't control its hunger.
It fell to the ground.
Start chewing the mountains and rivers.
But at this moment.
The fourth and most powerful gas explosion in history occurred.
The mysterious star beast was unable to resist the terrible poison gas.
It fell to the ground with a strange cry.
After more than 30 days of intense struggle.
The star beast gradually turned into a corpse.
After the fall of the star beast.
It took people a long time of fear before they dared to leave the shelter.
The only three remaining "future" wizards mustered up the courage to conduct research on the corpse of the star beast.
Very quickly.
They discovered that the arrival of the star beast absorbed most of the poison gas during the fourth outbreak.
This resulted in the nearby creatures not suffering too much harm.
What’s even more surprising is.
They discovered a new kind of ether in the body of the star beast!
It was a pink ether.
It has extremely unique properties and powerful magic.
The mages of the "future" call it "Dream Aether".
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With the help of Dream Aether.
The mages of the Future Organization repaired part of the magic network.
And created a series of "cyclone bridges" that penetrate the sky and the earth.
And the "Future City" standing on the Cyclone Bridge!
Supported by Cyclone Bridge technology.
The mages created a large number of sky islands.
This allowed them to completely escape from the already uninhabitable ground environment.
Human civilization has been able to continue because of this..."
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Looking at the densely packed historical knowledge in the data column.
Roger rubbed his temple gently.
His eyes seemed a little dazed.
In fact, it was because he was digesting the large amount of information he received at that moment.
His extremely high historical knowledge enables him to grasp key historical information the moment he enters the historical world.
In addition to the origin of "Sky Island".
He also got a few keywords.
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"Collector"
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"Wings of the Mage"
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"Dream Ether"
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"Bridge Keeper"
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"The War of Mage Tyranny and Resistance"
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All of the above keywords are closely related to the origin and system of Sky Island.
And "Dream Aether" is the cornerstone of Sky Island.
Roger learned.
After establishing the Sky Island habitat.
In the future, the wizard will use the remaining magic network and dream ether to become the undisputed ruler and guardian of Sky Island.
at first.
Others who are blessed by them are still very grateful.
After all, it was they who built Sky Island.
But as time goes by.
The population on the floating island is growing.
The voices of dissatisfaction are becoming increasingly louder.
The cause of the incident was "Dream Ether"!
It is not difficult to see from the origin of Sky Island.
Dream Aether is the key to the future wizard's continued power.
But what is more troublesome is.
The Future Mage himself does not have the ability to obtain Dream Aether!
In order to maintain the existence of the "Cyclone Bridge".
The Sky Islands consume a considerable amount of Dream Ether every day.
In addition, there are reasons such as spell disorder and failure of the anti-gravity field.
In the future, mages will not be able to find any other way to replace the cyclone bridge.
in addition.
Other technologies they later created also required the support of Dream Aether.
It can be said that the entire Sky Island civilization is built on the basis of dream ether!
But here comes the problem.
Dream Ether can only be obtained from the corpses of star beasts!
This means that some of the residents on Sky Island must regularly collect the pink "Dream Ether" from the corpses of star beasts.
These people are the “collectors”.
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In the Sky Island world.
Collector is a profession with a very high mortality rate.
Because they need access to the ground.
After hundreds of years of poison gas outbreaks.
The surface has entered a low-frequency period of toxic gas eruptions.
But those who are unlucky will still encounter small-scale poison gas outbreaks.
With the power of Sky Island civilization.
There is still no way to resist this poisonous gas.
And what's even more terrifying is.
Except for poison gas.
A group of extremely distorted monsters were born on the surface!
According to research by Future Organization.
These monsters are inextricably linked to the star beast.
They are also keen on acquiring Dream Aether.
There have even been several terrifying incidents where monsters attacked the "Cyclone Bridge" as a result.
These events exacerbate the conflict between the Future Organization and the rest of humanity.
Because the power of the "Future Mage" cannot affect the surface where spellcasting is disordered.
They didn't dare to get close to the surface.
Therefore, the responsibility of guarding the cyclone bridge was given to other professionals just like the collectors.
These people are called "bridge keepers".
Compared to collectors who need to go deep into the Star Beast Mountains.
The risk to the bridge keeper is less.
The probability of the cyclone bridge itself attracting monsters is still relatively low.
During the garrison period.
As long as we can avoid small-scale poison gas outbreaks, we'll be fine.
While collecting dream ether in the Star Beast Mountains, collectors may be attacked by monsters at any time.
What made them even more dissatisfied was.
I don't know if it's to save costs.
The "Mage's Wings", the aircraft that the Future Mage provides to collectors to travel between the surface and the Sky Island, often malfunctions.
According to incomplete statistics.
The failure rate of this thing is over 20%.
It was fine when I went down.
After all, every collector will carry three Mage Wings when they set out.
Well-trained collectors are capable of changing outfits during free fall.
When it's time to return.
They need to carry heavy dream ether.
Come on at this time.
The collector will then have to make the decision of whether or not to throw away the gas tank containing dream ether on his back.
A little carelessness.
Otherwise, you will lose the dream ether that you have collected with great effort.
Or just lose your life altogether.
Even more unsatisfactory is that.
If the collector returns empty-handed.
They still need to bear the costs of renting the "Mage's Wings".
Of course, there is also compensation for the lost aircraft.
These liabilities often force them to make the next acquisition move.
But even if the collection is successful.
The rewards collectors receive are still not proportional to the risks.
Maximum break is 3 months.
The depletion of savings will prompt collectors to return to their old ways.
This is based on the fact that in the future, organizations will monopolize the lifeblood of all industries.
Especially in the agricultural sector.
The Isle of Skye does not allow any form of private planting.
Only "bread farms" with operating licenses can produce food.
The owners of the bread garden are all members of the Future Organization.
They ventilate each other.
Complete control over the pricing of food.
therefore.
These foods are circulated on the market at extremely high prices.
The collectors' pockets will soon be empty.
The rest of the personnel can only survive as various vassals of future organizations.
Living a life where it is difficult to even guarantee food and clothing.
It is worth mentioning.
Exotic plants such as the breadfruit trees, cheese vines and fruit platter bushes in the bread garden also grow under the irrigation of dream ether.
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In this context.
Those who possess the qualifications of a mage and can enter the future organization live like an emperor.
The rest can only live in panic.
The collector felt resentful when he saw the plants growing well in the bread garden.
The bridge keeper felt only sorrow when he saw his companion’s tragic death.
Others face similar dilemmas.
So there was a "War of Resistance".
About the War of Resistance.
Not much was mentioned in the historical knowledge Roger had acquired.
He only knew that the collectors, bridge keepers and other non-magic members had joined forces.
Some people went on strike.
Another group of people chose to escape from the "Sky Island"!
This incident caused outrage among the Future Organization.
But they did not dare to hunt down the "rebels" who fled to the surface.
You can only take it out on those who are on strike.
all in all.
That was another dark period that Skye Island had experienced .
The population of the islands has plummeted.
For a while.
The Mage Order even openly declared that they did not need other humans.
They just need someone who is qualified to be a mage.
Others deserve only to be kept in captivity.
But it can be done very quickly.
For some unknown reason.
The mage who made these remarks was actually stripped of his status as a future member of the organization.
The Future Organization's attitude softened.
They began reconciliation talks with those who remained.
Not long.
A few of the "Rebels" fled back to Sky Island in a panic.
They were chased by terrible monsters on the surface.
However, the spreading poisonous gas still cannot support the long-term survival of human beings.
Forced into doing so.
They still have no choice but to return to Sky Island!
final.
Both mages and non-mages realize that they need each other.
Under this premise.
The two sides held rounds of negotiations.
final.
The Future Organization gave up the management rights of the two islands and the apparent monopoly on some industries.
The civilization of Sky Island has re-entered a period of stability.
But despite this.
Mages who have the ability to wield the Dream Aether are still a privileged class.
Friction between the mage and non-mage communities continues.
Until 30 years ago.
A shocking event happened...
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"Historical knowledge: Information loaded... Insufficient historical knowledge, unable to obtain blocked information..."
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"no……"
“What happened 30 years ago?”
"You can also interrupt historical knowledge, right?!"
It looks like historical knowledge that is just short of being written with 'to be continued'.
Roger flew into a rage.
But after calming down.
He felt something strange again.
"Where's the Killing Mask?"
"Why is it that there is no mention of the Mask of Slaughter in the history of this world?"
"besides……"
"How did a world dominated by mages give birth to an ascended being with the power of killing?"
"Aren't these future mages so awesome? How did the secret key fall into the hands of Slaughter Mask?"
Roger's head was full of question marks.
There was a moment like that.
He even suspected that he had come to the wrong historical world!
Now.
Roger took a few steps forward.
Arrived at the edge of Sky Island.
But see under the sunset.
The "collectors" with white steam coming out of their backs returned to the sky from the ground like tired birds returning to their nests.
Below the flight path.
It is a cyclone column that penetrates the sky and the earth.
And an extremely dense layer of poisonous gas!
Come back to your senses.
Roger glanced at the data column again.
The coordinates of "Mysterious Mark" have been loaded.
It seems that it is not on the "Butterfly Island" where they landed.
"This is the world of the eighth history that has not yet fully returned."
"It seems that the Killing Mask's acquisition of the secret key is related to the incident 30 years ago..."
Roger pondered secretly.
Then he felt a little annoyed again.
He originally wanted to use the identity of Killing Mask to cheat people in this world.
It seems now.
This identity may not be as powerful as he imagined.
Considering the sensitivity of the mages being in power.
Roger even smelled a hint of danger!
And just at this moment.
Behind him.
A shadow takes shape quickly.
whoosh!
The shadow hasn't made a move yet.
Roger has already taken the initiative.
The Piaoyun Palm is raised.
He can master small grappling techniques with ease.
Roger locked onto that shadow with ease!
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"Hint: You are controlling a 'Projection of Killing Mask'"
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"Is it him?"
"Were we discovered?"
Ripley was slightly startled.
Roger shook his head:
"It's just a projection. His influence in the 8th world is not as great as I thought. He doesn't know about it for now."
Ripley said:
"But if you kill him, then Slaughter Mask himself should know that we sneaked out the back door."
Roger frowned.
Then it expanded:
"No problem."
"Let me try this first."
After saying.
He silently chose "One-click change of clothes".
After putting on the evil four-piece suit.
Roger can do it.
Just endless kneading and caressing!
As a projection of the ascended one.
The Mask of Slaughter is apparently very durable.
Roger used his intelligence-reducing hand to pinch for a long time.
The latter's IQ collapsed bit by bit.
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“You didn’t meet me…”
"You never attacked me..."
"I haven't touched you before..."
Roger rubbed the projection's head vigorously.
Until the other person's eyes rolled back and his expression became dull.
Then he let go of her hand tiredly.
The projection glanced at him.
Then it slowly disappeared from the spot.
"Done."
Roger rubbed his wrist.
Turn around.
But he saw Ripley's strange look.
Roger was somewhat dissatisfied when he saw this.
Then he coughed lightly:
"how?"
"Is there anything wrong?"
Frightened Zhuo said in panic:
“No, no, no!”
"nothing."
"I'm just amazed at how skilled you are..."
"Forehead……"
“What do we do next?”
He forced himself to change the subject.
Roger was too lazy to continue finding fault.
He pondered:
"You secretly investigate the details of Killing Mask."
Ripley nodded.
"And I..."
Roger looked in the direction of the mysterious mark.
"I'm going to take care of some personal matters."
"If there is any important information, you know how to inform me."
Next second.
His figure disappeared from the spot.
In the sky not far away.
A pair of wings of light quietly spread out.
Under the cover of clouds.
Roger was like a dragonfly.
Fly lightly into the sky.
Not long.
on the data bar.
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"Hint: You found 'Butterfly Island'"
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"Insight: You sense a large crowd, and they seem to be celebrating something..."
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"Hello!"
"That one over there."
"Are you here to participate in the Triathlon as well ?"
Under the twilight.
A uniformed officer blocked Roger's way.
He looked Roger up and down.
Roger rolled his eyes.
Nodded.
whoosh!
The man suddenly took out a thick stack of documents that looked like leaflets from behind.
His eyes began to light up:
"Which one are you going to focus on?"
"Lock picking? Theft? Or escape?"
"I have all kinds of confidential information here..."
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