The dead sea of civilization

Clooffi's heart is still wavering, even though he has come so far with Meiyu Jincu, he is still thinking about how to contact Celastia, which is not only for him but also the first cross-sea visit to Equestria.

Along the way, they observed the buildings, and no matter whether it was merchants or patrolling teams on the street, everyone was beaming with joy. They did not stare at themselves with different eyes, which made Clooffi relax a lot.

Meiyu Jincu was bouncing and skipping in front, dragging the snow fluff robe behind her, with begonias embroidered on her face, just like her smile, blooming so colorful and gorgeous. In the distance, a red-brown ancient building complex was slowly floating over...

"That is the imperial city, where my father goes to court." Clooffi was not very interested in the imperial city, because he had been to Canterlot several times, but now this one shocked him. - This must be at least five Canterlots!

He began to ponder the hidden strength of this nation in his heart, did they really do it without magic?

Stepping into the mahogany gate, there was a vast expanse of bluestone slabs, with a majestic palace standing in the middle.

"This is the Hall of the Star Kirin, where our monarch and ministers discuss national affairs, and the Qi Nian Hall is next to it. To be honest, that palace was originally called the Phoenix Palace, but later the phoenix had a disagreement with us, but there was no war, I didn't mean that..." Meiyu Jincu explained to Clooffi while walking, but Clooffi didn't listen to her at all, he was just thinking about the emperor he was going to see, was it a Kirin with wings? Or does he have infinite magic power?? He has already imagined a bunch of possible appearances in his heart.

At noon, they went to the Qi Nian Hall, which is a park with lush green grass everywhere, "Oh, by the way, the pillars and seats inside the Qi Nian Hall are all made of golden nanmu wood." Meiyu Jincu has always been very excited, after all, this is her first time meeting foreign guests.

"What should I pay attention to when meeting the emperor?" Clooffi suddenly spoke, which startled Meiyu Jincu, "Oh... First, he is our monarch, and his power is the greatest in the entire Star Kirin Kingdom..."

"Do I need to kneel, on one knee or both knees?" Clooffi asked again.

"Oh, don't worry, actually, as a few guests from the East Sea, you don't have to follow these etiquettes." Meiyu Jincu was a bit anxious, and the smile on her face began to become nervous.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm a bit impatient." Clooffi explained impatiently, his head glanced at the mountain on one side, Meiyu saw him like this, seemed a bit disappointed, sighed, and then the two horses continued to walk towards the Qi Nian Hall.

In the distance, two rows of formations were lined up side by side leading to the palace gate, the soldiers were wearing golden and blue crystal armor, emitting a faint light, with a purple crystal guard on their heads.

Now, Clooffi felt in his heart that there was no doubt, they must have used magic.

"Foreigner—arrives—" Suddenly, a Kirin wearing a green straw hat and standing on the side of the door shouted loudly. Then two rows of soldiers stepped to the left at the same time, and the ground made a neat rumble, which made Clooffi a bit awe-inspiring.

A golden hoof came out from the dark background of the palace gate.

Seeing this, Meiyu immediately knelt down, a purple-red battle robe suddenly appeared on her body, and white crystal battle boots were transformed on the kick shoes, the original snow fluff robe was replaced by a pink-white cloak, "I see the emperor." Her transformation surprised Clooffi greatly, he didn't expect that the lively and lovely little girl who had accompanied him all the way was actually a general, he was surprised in his heart, but his eyes became very firm, staring at that direction.

A Kirin slowly walked out, his eyes were white, the horns on his head were shining with colorful patterns, surrounded by golden mist, and he only had a cloak on his body, but it was embroidered with something Clooffi didn't know what it was, and the hoof was shining with colorful light.

Clooffi was deeply shocked, the emperor's aura was much stronger than Celastia's.

He felt that his legs were getting soft.

"Hello, respected guest, welcome to this kingdom, come in." His voice was now no less than Celastia in a state of rage, but it was obviously several times louder than Celastia's royal voice.

Clooffi was stunned on the spot, and his eardrum seemed to have been shattered.

The emperor suddenly realized something, and then the horn on his head began to emit a golden light, and a flash of white light, a red common Kirin appeared in front of them. "Oh, I'm sorry, I might have scared you just now." The Kirin said embarrassedly.

Mei Yu also immediately changed back to that lively and lovely appearance.

Clooffi understood in his heart that in this magical country, the transformation between different forms of creatures is very normal, but it seems to have exceeded his cognitive range.

"Well, since it's out, let's go for a walk, I'll show you around this imperial city." The red Kirin said happily.

Mei Yu saw that Clooffi hadn't reacted yet, and poked his back with the horn on his head, and he slowly woke up.

"Let's go, there are many interesting things here." After finishing, the red Kirin took them to the path outside the palace.

Clooffi followed silently, feeling that this ruler was unfathomable, whether he was clear or not, but it seemed that the life of the people outside was stable and happy, and he quickly dismissed this idea.

"How did you find the Eye of the Soul?" The red Kirin asked.

"What is the Eye of the Soul?" Clooffi was confused, his first reaction was a crystal, a crystal with great magical power.

"It is a tornado that is stationed in the East Sea of our kingdom, and it is the passage connecting us with the outside world." Speaking of this, Clooffi couldn't help but shudder, he was wondering if he could go back, the biggest storm he had experienced at sea lasted for four days, which means that if it exceeded these four days, this tornado might be gone.

"Oh..." Clooffi pondered, "Then I'm sorry to ask His Majesty..." The red Kirin seemed to hear a sensitive word and quickly interrupted, "Hey, no need, no need, in fact, I quite like people to call me by my real name."

Clooffi felt a bit more comfortable in his heart, because this means that if he asks to go home, this king will probably not refuse.

"So, what is your real name?" A bit of a probe, but Clooffi still took this step.

"Zhao Xiyong Chang, you can call me Yong Chang directly."

"Well, okay... Yong Chang" The red Kirin nodded and led them wandering in this narrow path, the greenery filled the imperial city, and the sunlight sprinkled on the eaves, each beam was full and smooth.

Clooffi couldn't help it, he asked his most persistent question, if not now, then when?

He raised his head: "Um... Your Majesty, ah no... Yong Chang, will the storm eye disappear..."

The answer was so decisive, Yong Chang turned around, raised his head, and a majestic image was instantly shaped in Clooffi's eyes.

"It will."

Clooffi felt a chill in his heart, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled, "Then can I go back?"

Yong Chang laughed, "Of course, but I'll tell you a truth, and you may not want to go back."

The emperor's eyes began to deepen, and the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, Clooffi noticed that this was not something that could make him happy.

Yong Chang's horns began to emit a pale yellow flame, and then a map unfolded in front of the three horses,

"This is..." Clooffi looked puzzled, he had never seen such a place next to Equestria, because in his knowledge, he didn't recognize the place on this map.

"Of course, you might think that our territory and your territory are only separated by an ocean, but how could that be?" Yong Chang pointed to the small island in the East Sea, in a remote place, at the edge of the map.

Clooffi's eyes widened, the memory before the storm gradually awakened - this was the small island where they had been anchored for a long time.

"That is the Imperial Forest Island, the island closest to our territorial waters, I think your ship should have come in from there."

"Yes, that's right."

"Next, look at this, right in the center of this city." He pointed toa piece of glass fragments in the center of the palace that were shining with colorful light, crystal clear, hovering on the map.

"This is the Kirin fragment, it is the passage between us and another world, because these fragments do not belong to our territory, the temporal fluctuations are very unstable, which has led to the time flow in the area surrounded by the fragments being much slower than the area outside, which also well protects the Kirin clan." Yong Chang lifted the rotating fragments of the illusion to his hoof.

"So, how long is a year here equivalent to the outside time?"

"We sent someone out for a day, and when he came back, he didn't see himself, and the one who came back said it was his great-great-grandson." Yong Chang shook his head, he was not sure, "About 700 years..." Mei Yu said next to him.

Clooffi was silent, he was carefully calculating in his heart, he had been here for about six hours, which is 1/4 of a day, converted to the outside flow of time.

His heart skipped a beat, a full 175 years.

Although he had been at sea and his mentality had become very strong, as his last and most solid shield - home, this concept dissipated like a mist.