The muddle-headed Sylvia followed Camilla out of the lab. The interior of the Pasha Magic Tower had changed. The messy stairs had been restored to order. The figures walking around were no longer High Elves, but human Mages. As Camilla walked past, they bowed and greeted her in Bringan.
"The High Elves have been completely wiped out. This is now the territory of the Kingdom of Karen. Roddy is the current lord of the city. "
"The humans have a kingdom too? That's ridiculous."
Camilla did not care what Sylvia said. After a round, she brought her to Roddy's lab and pushed the door open.
"The lord of the city wishes to have a chat with you."
The first person Sylvia saw was Akasha. The priestess in a white dress had a gentle gaze that made it impossible for Sylvia to feel any hostility. But when she remembered that she had to obey Akasha's order, she awkwardly looked away. At that moment, Roddy's figure came into view.
The familiar aura stunned her, but she could not remember when she had seen it before. But when she noticed Misha lying beside Roddy's feet, her face paled. "An infected beast?!"
Then, she suddenly realized something and blurted out, "What's the relationship between Ducal and you?!"
*****
North of Eiferta. Looking at the blue sea, Houdini slowly raised his hand and cast the spell for the twelfth time today.
The Detection spell was no longer detecting whether the coastline was suitable for a deep-water port. Houdini's target had shifted from the coastline to the shallow sea, or even further into the deep sea. Ever since he discovered the remains of the buildings along the coastline yesterday, he found that similar things were happening in the shallow sea that stretched for dozens of miles!
In other words, there was a city buried under the sea.
Houdini was a Mage, not an archaeologist. He could not determine what civilization the city belonged to from the details. But at least from the scale, he was sure that the city was much larger than Elsen City. He could clearly detect the outline of the streets and buildings near the coast. But over the years, the details of the buildings had been eroded by the seawater. The houses covered by coral and seaweed were dilapidated. The traces of civilization were gradually returning to nature under the influence of the tidal force.
The appearance of the ancient city ruins disrupted Houdini's original plan. He did not know why the city was submerged. Was it an earthquake, a tsunami, or a volcanic eruption? If they didn't choose the right location, then the port that they had painstakingly built would be ruined, and they would have no place to cry. That was why he wanted to carry out a more detailed investigation. After he had told Rody everything he knew, he would let the person in power make a decision.
"Prophecy" was a powerful detection skill. Even standing on the shoreline, he could still see the scene a hundred meters deep. Just as Houdini was about to complete the exploration of the last area, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise. His eyes narrowed as he looked at the surface of the sea several kilometers away.
At the center of the exploration area, he discovered that a huge hole with a diameter of over a hundred meters had suddenly appeared in the city that was originally filled with the remains of buildings!
The hole was circular, and it was obviously man-made. Houdini found that he had lost his original perception when he tried to explore the depths of the giant hole with magic. There were only two possibilities for this situation.
The cave was too deep, and he could not sense anything.
There was some kind of enchantment in the cave that could block his detection.
The mages of the Lhasiman were always in awe of the sea. Even though Houdini was a magus, he would not choose to go into the water to explore because there were always too many unknown dangers at the bottom of the sea. This was the lesson that the Lhasimans had learned after sacrificing countless lives. So, after three consecutive fruitless explorations, he gave up this place and continued to explore other areas.
It was already evening when he finished exploring all the areas within his ability range. Houdini returned to the flagship, Polatini, with all the apprentices before dark. After lighting up the "magic lamp" brought by Elson, Houdini arranged the map and data of the ruins on a piece of paper under the soft and bright light.
The Polatini originally had an illumination circle, but compared to the Elson circle that used the "recharging crystal", which consumed Magic crystal, it seemed like a clumsy antique. So after writing the letter, the magus looked at the recharging crystal, which could theoretically illuminate the ship for three to four months, and sighed in a low voice. "I'm afraid the era of magic … is about to change."
*****
Thousands of miles away, the magi of the Kingdom of Karen were feeling the same.
"This thing appeared too suddenly, without any warning, and is ahead of the standards of the entire magic world by at least a hundred years … Oh no, it's possible that it's even two hundred years ahead. What do you think this means? "
The magus Kabri waved the parchment in his hand excitedly, without the slightest trace of his usual noble demeanor. "Using this crystal to drive the magic circle gives me the feeling that it's easier than boiling water! There's no need for messy auxiliary stabilizing mageweaths anymore. You only need to control the energy output, and you can get the desired result. And no! It will! Explode! Explode! God knows how many times I've rebuilt the laboratory … "
"Kabri, the question now is not how good this thing is. Let me ask you: How many of these crystals do you have?"
The "Crown of Ice" Crohn's tone was calm, but the question made the talkative Kabri speechless. "I've searched all the magic tool shops in the three nearby territories, and only found thirty-six of them. Let me make this clear, I'm not lending them out!"
"Come on, how long can thirty-six be enough for you? Don't you know what we're talking about as we sit here? I reckon that the total number of crystals in our hands does not exceed one hundred and fifty. When we run out, do you think you can recharge it yourself and use it again? "
The one who spoke was another magus, Strange. She reached out and took out an identical crystal. With a touch of her fingertip, magical waves rippled in the air. "I think you've all discovered the fact that this thing can be reused. But the question now is, who has actually successfully recharged it?"
The magi present instantly quietened down. Obviously, with their level, they had no clue about the internal structure of the recharging crystal. Among them, Ben muttered softly, "I accidentally blew one up …"
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