Traveling to the future, the story with the orc king

With the token in hand, Long Yan entered the Dragon Clan's ancestral temple unimpeded. The Dragon Clan's ancestral temple was a solemn and awe-inspiring place, housing countless precious historical materials and family heirlooms. Here, one could discover all the secrets of the Dragon Clan.

Long Yan gently pushed open an ancient stone door and stepped into a spacious, dark chamber. The air was filled with an air of antiquity, and the walls were inlaid with exquisite murals depicting the glorious deeds of the Dragon Clan's ancestors. Long Yan's gaze swept across each mural intently, a surge of respect for the family's glory welling up in his heart.

Finally, his gaze rested on a massive ancient tome. Titled "Historical Records of the Dragon Clan," it chronicled thousands of years of dragon history. Long Yan carefully opened the tome and began to scrutinize its contents.

At the same time, Prime Minister Bai received a summons from the Dragon Emperor and hurried to the Dragon Emperor's Palace. When he entered the palace, he saw the Dragon Emperor sitting on the throne with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty," Prime Minister Bai asked respectfully.

The Dragon Emperor said in a grave tone, "No need to be polite, Prime Minister Bai. Outside the Imperial City, near Nanshan, unidentified individuals have appeared in a small village. Where have the original Rabbit Tribe members of the village gone? Take your men to investigate."

Prime Minister Bai's face changed, realizing the seriousness of the matter. He quickly responded, "Yes, Your Majesty! I will find out the truth as soon as possible. May I ask who discovered this matter? Can you ask him to investigate with me?"

The Dragon King said, "It was discovered by Long Shen, who was with the Crown Prince. He discovered the place because of the disappearance of the third princess of the human race."

Prime Minister Bai sighed inwardly. This matter actually involved the Third Princess of the Human Race. It seemed the situation was even more complicated than he had imagined. He asked the Dragon Emperor to allow him to investigate with the Crown Prince's entourage to better understand the situation and coordinate actions.

After receiving the Dragon Emperor's permission, Prime Minister Bai immediately began preparations, selecting a group of capable and capable subordinates and sending them to inform the Crown Prince's bodyguard, Long Shen, to head to the village. En route, they exchanged details about the Third Princess' disappearance and discovered that a larger conspiracy seemed to be hidden behind this incident.

When they arrived at the village, they were shocked by what they saw. The village was completely deserted, and the houses were in ruins, as if it had suffered a terrible disaster. It looked like no one had lived there for a long time.

Prime Minister Bai frowned and asked, "Guard Long Shen, was this the case when you left?"

Long Shenyi looked at the village in front of him in shock and said, "Prime Minister, when we left, the houses here were intact. Prime Minister, two hours ago, there were still people living here."

After hearing this, Prime Minister Bai thought for a moment and said, "Guard Dragon, let's go back and report to His Majesty the Dragon Emperor."

Long Shen nodded and agreed.

Prime Minister Bai and Long Shen returned to the Dragon Emperor Palace together and reported the matter to the Dragon Emperor.

After listening to Prime Minister Bai's report, the Dragon Emperor's expression became very solemn.

"What on earth is going on? Why has the entire village become like this in just two hours?" There was a hint of majesty in the Dragon Emperor's voice.

Prime Minister Bai lowered his head in thought for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, this matter is quite strange. It's clearly impossible for all the rabbits in the village to have left in such a short period of time. Judging from the situation in the village, the rabbits have already been killed. What Guard Long saw earlier was probably an illusion created by the array to confuse passersby."

The Dragon Emperor nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with Prime Minister Bai's opinion.

"No matter what, we must find out who is responsible and locate the whereabouts of the Rabbit Tribe. Prime Minister Bai, I order you to continue investigating this matter. Also, be careful to keep a low profile, as the academy's martial arts competition is currently underway. Afterwards, send more soldiers to search the surrounding area to see if any clues can be found."

Prime Minister Bai took the order and made up his mind to find out the truth of the matter. He also had to carefully check if there were any suspicious people in the imperial city.

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Long Yan found records from thousands of years ago in the Dragon Clan's ancestral temple. He quietly flipped through these ancient documents, and a strong sense of shock and doubt surged in his heart.

According to records, thousands of years ago, a group of mysterious figures arrived from nowhere. These individuals skillfully exploited the deepest desires of humanity, inciting conflict and strife among the various races. Their ingenious manipulation of human hearts unleashed an unprecedented chaos.

This great war involved three races: humans, orcs, and sea creatures. The scale of the war was vast and brutal, countless lives were lost in the flames of war, and the entire world was plunged into chaos and destruction.

Over time, the populations of the three tribes continued to grow, but this also brought more conflicts and contradictions. In particular, powerful tribes within the Orcs, such as the Phoenix, Qilin, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger, gradually disappeared. These once-glorious tribes had now become the dust of history, a fact that filled Long Yan with regret and heartache.

In this turbulent era, human greed and selfishness are fully exposed. In the struggle for resources and power, people sacrifice everything, even betraying their own race and faith. And those mysterious outsiders silently drive all this, plunging the entire world into endless suffering.

There was still a major problem that could not be avoided until now: the massive beast tide that occurred every ten or fifteen years. Every time, countless orcs died.

Now, there are clues that those people have appeared again. Long Yan was immersed in his own thoughts, analyzing the heavy history he had witnessed. He realized the seriousness of the incident in the small village outside the imperial city.

Long Yan came to his senses and, thinking of telling his father about these things, he hurriedly turned and left the Dragon Clan Ancestral Temple. As soon as he stepped out of the ancestral temple gate, he saw Long Si and Long Shen waiting outside. He quickly asked, "Father, have you sent anyone to investigate outside the imperial city?"

Upon hearing Long Yan's words, Long Shen replied respectfully, "Your Highness, His Majesty has sent Prime Minister Bai and me to investigate." Long Yan nodded and asked, "How is your investigation going?" After a moment's hesitation, Long Shen said, "Your Highness, when Master Bai and I arrived, we saw a desolate scene. The village was long deserted, and the houses were dilapidated."

"Have you found any clues?" Long Yan frowned.

"Your Highness, we found nothing." Long Shen paused and continued, "However, we found some strange traces near the village. They look like they were caused by some kind of magic. But I am not sure what kind of magic it is."

"Also, the people killed by Master Ziyu's pets in the area where we were in danger have also disappeared without a trace," he emphasized. "I didn't tell Lord Bai about this."

Long Yan nodded and said solemnly, "I understand." Could this incident really be related to those mysterious outsiders? He suddenly thought of the plush ball. Perhaps it knew something about what happened thousands of years ago. So, Long Yan decided to find the plush ball and ask it for clarification.

Long Yan walked all the way to the Sifang Pavilion. As he approached, he was struck by the rich aroma of premium medicinal elixirs. Following the scent, he found Lin Ziyu sitting in the courtyard, intently refining the elixir. Not far from him, a fluffy ball lay lazily, several fantasy beasts playing with it.

Long Yan walked into the yard. Just as he approached, the furry ball raised its head, glanced at him, then lay down again and continued to sleep.

Long Yan walked over to it. The furry little ball looked up again and flicked its tail. "I know. What do you want to ask?"

"Those people outside the imperial city are outsiders. They are a group of cruel plunderers. When their abilities are weak, they will hide in the dark, stir up various incidents, and slowly plunder. They are very dirty and disgusting." The plush dumpling's tone was full of disgust.

After hearing this, Long Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Where are they coming from?"

The furry ball blinked, as if thinking. After a while, it slowly said, "I only know that they come from a very far place."

"What else?" Long Yan asked.

"As for the rest, I'm not sure." The furry ball shook his head.

Long Yan was a little disappointed, but he didn't give up and continued to ask: "Then do you know what happened a thousand years ago?"

The plush ball remained silent for a moment, then looked at Long Yan and said in a heavy tone, "It's better if you don't know."