The appearance of the giant dragon made Gao Wen more interested in the mysterious impact crater on the southern foot of the Dark Mountains.

No matter what it is, it obviously attracts the dragon's attention - so what was the last thing that attracted the dragon's attention?

It is Cecil who was polluted by the demon tide.

After exiting the satellite connection mode, Gao Wen thought quietly in the study for a while, and then ordered Amber to call Hetty and Byron.

When Heard that Gao Wen was about to go to the southern foot of the Dark Mountains to investigate the situation himself, Hedy was shocked: "You are going to the southern part of the Mountains?"

"I care a lot about what happened over there," Gao Wen couldn't explain to Hetty what satellite surveillance is. He could only say this. "The overload of the Magnificent Wall was still something that happened not long ago. Now there are new changes around the wasteland. We must figure out the situation."

"But there is too dangerous," Hetty worried. "Across the dark mountains, it is equivalent to facing the wasteland..."

"I have faced it more than once," Gowen interrupted Hetty, "and even if you cross the Dark Mountains, you don't mean you have entered the wasteland area - there are black forests and strip plains in between. Strictly speaking, the southern foot of the Dark Mountains is still part of the 'civilized territory'. With my strength, I will lead another team of elite troops, and it will be no problem to move there."

Looking at Gao Wen's firm attitude, Hetty realized that he might not be able to dissuade him.

The ancestors have always been far-sighted in their work. There must be a very important reason behind this.

But just as Herty was about to nod and Gao Wen was about to discuss the manpower with Byron, a voice suddenly came from the entrance of the study, interrupting everyone's movements: "Old friend, I'm afraid you don't have to cross the mountains for the time being - disobey some situations in the fortress."

Gao Wen looked up and saw Saldrin standing there.

...

When the "earthquake" occurred, Saldrin immediately received an order, leading a team of elite steel rangers into the Disobedient Fortress and inspected south along the main corridor of the fortress to confirm whether the ancient Gondor building was affected by mountain shocks.

As it turns out, this order is not only timely, but also very necessary.

The magic crystal lamp powered by the modern magic net system illuminated the ancient and long fortress corridor. Gao Wen took Amber, Byron and Hetty, followed Saldrin toward the southern depths of the fortress.

A team of fully armed steel rangers walked with them, and on both sides of the corridor, you could see sentries standing guard every distance. The more you moved to the south of the fortress, the more sentries there were on the road.

"After the earthquake, the person in charge of the fortress arsenal sent a report saying that a loud noise came from the southern corridor," Saldrin walked beside Gao Wen, and said calmly as he walked, "Workers in several southern operating areas also heard loud noises, and there was a significant vibration. I was worried that the entire southern area would collapse, so I evacuated the workers in this area and inspected them all the way along the main corridor..."

The long corridor gradually came to an end, and a huge isolation door appeared before everyone.

This is the southern isolation gate that disobeys the fortress. Opposite this heavy gate is a huge cave called the "Shadow Experimental Field". Gowen still remembers this place - it is here that Amber jumps to the Johor Fort through the Shadow Realm, witnesses the assassination of Francis II, and brings back key evidence of the secret collusion between Prince Edmund and the Deadly Deadly.

Since the development and exploration of other areas of the fortress have not been completed, the current "dark zone industrial zone" cannot use such a large place for the time being, so after that incident, the "shadow experimental field" was temporarily sealed off.

Saldrin came to the gate of the Shadow Experimental Field and activated the magic mechanism of the door. With a squeaking sound of mechanical operation, the newly installed magic mechanism drove the heavy isolation door to slowly open to both sides. The scene opposite the door was presented to everyone.

"To be honest, I was shocked, too," Saldrin said.

Opposite the gate, a thin layer of mist floated in the wide cave. At the end of Gaowen's sight, a skylight was pouring in the south of the cave - there was an extremely wide opening, and the skylight and mist were obviously coming in from there.

"It may be caused by the collapse of the mountain - the secondary collapse caused by the previous 'earthquake', part of the rock peeled off, connecting the originally closed Shadow Experimental Field cave with the outside," Saldrin said slowly. "The fog that penetrated in has a faint smell of magic tide, but fortunately it is very thin, and belongs to the 'boundary mist' that has declined to nearly harmless."

"…South of the Dark Mountains…" Byron looked at the crack at the end of the cave in amazement and murmured to himself, "God... it was actually opened..."

Amber was also stunned: "So this shadow experimental field is so close to the southern mountain wall?"

"Call a brigade immediately, bringing light and heavy artillery, and laying it near the crack," Gao Wen turned to Byron suddenly and said quickly, then looked at Hetty, "Change the engineering team to build fortifications near the crack, set up shield generators, and... bring enough Rebecca crystals over."

If the situation worsens, he doesn't mind blowing up the entire southern fortress area directly to block the gap.

Byron and Hetty realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly responded to Gao Wen's order: "Get it!" "Yes!"

"I want to go to the south of the Dark Mountains to see..." Gao Wen turned his head and looked at the shadow experimental field that had been connected with the outside world, with a strong sense of helplessness in his tone, "But I don't want to go like this..."

...

The soldiers and engineering teams who were urgently transferred from Cecil City soon arrived at the Shadow Experimental Field area. With the cooperation of the steel rangers who arrived in advance, they established a line of defense in the cave as fast as possible and began to build temporary fortifications based on this line of defense. During the whole process, Gao Wen did not leave the crack a step.

It was not until the magic cannon was set up near the crack of the cave, and until a large number of weapons and ammunition were sent to the South Gate corridor that Gao Wen, Hetty and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Wen brought Amber to the southern end of the cave. The two climbed the collapsed and broken rocks and looked out at the vast scenery outside.

A mountain slope covered with thin mist and purple-black sieve stretched out before them. This is a relatively gentle mountainous area in the middle of the southern foot of the Dark Mountains. At the end of the hillside, the boundless black forest extends down along the mountain.

The towering giant trees show a distorted and mutated hideous posture under the erosion of the chaotic magic energy. All flowers, plants and shrubs are no longer familiar to people. The plants mixed with thorns, poisonous sacs, rotten limbs and swollen glands keep making rustling sounds under the filthy wind. Some of them even slowly squirm between the rocks, while some particularly unsettling shadows flashed between the mutated and twisted plants, causing every witness to have countless terrifying associations out of thin air.

That is the Black Forest, which is depicted in all epics, biography, and poems. It is the product of the pollution of the demon tide and the result of the compromise between the normal natural world and the chaotic demon energy. It can swallow all the unscrupulous explorers - however, it is just the edge of the demon tide.

It is even hundreds of kilometers away from the magnificent wall.

"Is this the boundary of the civilized world..." Amber stood beside Gao Wen. This half-elf, who had always been fearless, couldn't help but feel nervous after seeing the Black Forest with her own eyes. Although she had also stood on the outpost at the top of the dark mountains and looked at the Black Forest on the southern foot, the view from a long and safe distance, standing on the top of the high mountain was obviously unable to compare with the close impact in front of her.

Now she is standing here, only a few hundred meters away from the nearest Black Forest border, and she can even smell the decay air floating from the south - although this is mostly an illusion caused by psychological effects.

"We once had the opportunity to push this border south. A hundred years ago, when the magic tide breath declined, if the pioneering spirit was still there, the Ansu people could have pushed the southern border to the next side of the magnificent wall and then built a more controllable barrier there - but unfortunately Ansu missed this opportunity, so humans gave up here," Gao Wen sighed, "The Black Forest is no longer saved. To this extent, even if Amoen, the Giant Deer, gets up, cannot save it."

While speaking, Gao Wen raised his head and looked southwest.

According to the comparison results of the satellite view in my mind, the mysterious impact crater should be located not far from the southwest.

The gap caused by the collapse of the land is indeed a huge hidden danger, but this hidden danger is not without its benefits. Now, the disobedient fortress has connected Cecil with the southern area of ​​the Dark Mountains. The facility built by the ancient Gondor people a thousand years ago has now become a mountain pass through the passage. Through this passage, he does not have to cross the steep mountain road to reach the southern area.

Moreover, with the convenience of disobeying the fortress, a large amount of supplies can be sent directly to the southern foot of the Dark Mountains. After the fortifications here are stable, it may be a good idea to transform the entire "Shadow Experimental Field" into a forward fortress.

When Amber saw Gao Wen, she suddenly looked into the distance and fell into thought. After holding it in for a long time, she finally couldn't help but break the silence: "Hey, what are you looking at?"

Gao Wen said casually: "Since you have already arrived here... you can just go over and see the situation."

"...You haven't forgotten this yet?!" Amber was surprised, "Isn't it just a collapse of the mountain - look at the nearby area, isn't this?"

"This place collapsed after the first 'earthquake', and the original 'seismic source' was not here," Gao Wen glanced at Amber, "According to my perception, there seemed to be abnormal magic fluctuations in the southwest."

The "perception" of the legendary powerful man is a omnipotent reason. Amber can only believe Gao Wen's judgment, but looking at the black forest that is so dense that it is intimidating, full of crazy mutant plants, and there are still many dangerous monsters hidden inside, the half-elf lady felt her scalp numb: "You might be asking me to go with you... I'm allergic to the black forest..."

"Of course you have to follow," Gao Wen glanced at the coward, "but I have to tell you first-Knight Byron, come here."

Byron quickly ran to Gao Wen: "Sir, are you looking for me?"

"I'm going to investigate that direction," Gao Wen raised his hand and pointed to the southwest hillside, "it should be within the Black Forest."

As a mercenary and halfway knight with rich adventure experience, Byron immediately reacted: "Oh, okay, I'll organize a group of people who are good at reconnaissance..."

"No, the scouts just need to prepare for Saldrin," Gao Wen interrupted Byron, "You transfer eighteen medium-sized 'just' rail cannons, I'll give you a few parameters, you'll blow up a road there..."

Byron was stunned: "...Sir, didn't you say investigation..."

"Yes, fire reconnaissance."

When Amber next to him heard this, he also looked cute and circled: "How come I remember the firepower reconnaissance you told me last time didn't seem to mean this..."
Chapter completed!