The construction of the train station was relatively slow. The railway had just left the forest outside Elson City, and the workers' construction speed had slowed down as the temperature dropped. If it snowed, Camilla planned to suspend construction to avoid danger.
But even so, the goods and caravans that came and went still made Elson City's financial income multiply like a volcanic eruption. Including all kinds of precious materials traded with the Tasman Kingdom, Elson City was now absolutely "overflowing with wealth"!
This was a scene that Camilla had never imagined before. But reality was like a dream, and it was difficult for her, the "guardian", to adapt.
At this time, the "magic exchange" was approaching. Every day, all kinds of mages poured into the city. The whole of Elson City was bustling, but at the same time, there were many hidden dangers. But because of the existence of the "Elson Central Intelligence Agency", all kinds of information gathered every day was enough for Camilla to control the current security situation in the city systematically.
Only when she truly experienced the beauty of it did Camilla admire Roddy's foresight. The existence of the "Central Intelligence Agency" was really like a pair of eyes, allowing her to clearly see the current situation.
After all the work was done, she finally had some leisure time, but she always sat on the central floating space tower, staring at the horizon at the end of her vision.
Logically speaking, Roddy should have reached the southern coast by now, but why was there still no news?
Unconsciously, Camilla began to imitate the way Rody used to sit here. She gently swayed her calves and hummed a song that only she could hear at a height of 400 meters — "No matter what, no faith is good faith."
In this song floating high in the sky, the mages from the eastern part of the kingdom looked up at the floating space tower in the sky, trying to hide the shock in their hearts, and stepped into the city gate of Elson City.
The prelude to the "magic exchange" slowly began.
*****
November 21st.
Maybe it was good luck, but the returning fleet sailed with the wind most of the time. Their speed was much faster than expected, and they could vaguely see land five days in advance.
Although they were about to reach the shore, Roddy knew that the fleet would have to sail at least at least half a day to reach. That was why he continued to study a new trick that he had stumbled upon recently in his room: 'Multi-Cast'.
The so-called "multiplicity" was mainly due to the "magic tentacles" that he extended — because Roddy found that these tentacles could actually replace his arms and fingers to coordinate with spells to cast spells, and the power of the resulting spell was not the slightest bit weaker!
This discovery could be said to have opened the door to a new world for Roddy: he could control ten tentacles, did this mean that he could release multiple spells at the same time?
As a result, after trying for a long time, he realized that it was very difficult for him to multitask. Not to mention ten tentacles, it was difficult for him to control two tentacles at the same time.
Moreover, when casting spells of a slightly higher level, it was difficult for the tentacles to completely imitate the casting gestures of the fingers, and the failure rate increased exponentially. But one thing was for sure, through continuous practice, the success rate of casting spells was constantly improving.
For Rody, using his tentacles to cast spells could increase his fighting power to another level. After all, when shooting with full force with a bow and arrow, the support provided by the tentacles was very important. Even if Roddy only used the tentacles to activate defensive props, his survival ability could be said to be essentially different from before.
Not to mention that the tentacles could use weapons and even control the bow and arrow alone — but this idea could not be put into practice for the time being, because he found that although the tentacles could hold the bow, their strength was far less than his arms, and they could not pull the terrifying dragonbone bow at all. Perhaps it would be more suitable to use a poisoned crossbow? Roddy had many ideas, but he needed to return to Elsen City to slowly put them into practice.
Just as his magic power was about to run out, there was a knock on the door. Roddy used his tentacles to directly open the door, and found that standing outside was actually Doris, who was wrapped tightly.
"Come in and talk."
There was a mage on the ship, so Doris had basically been cooped up in the cabin with Evelyn, not daring to come out. Today, she suddenly took the risk to look for him, which surprised Roddy a little. But now that she was his subordinate, he had to show some concern. "What's wrong? Not very comfortable in the cabin?"
"No, no …" Doris's expression was a little fearful.
Doris looked a little fearful. She took off the veil covering her face and was about to kneel down. Rody, however, did not have the habit of doing so. He let her sit on the chair beside him. "If you have something to say, just say it. There is no need for all those messy formalities with me."
This attitude made Doris's nervous expression relax a little. She hesitated for a moment, but finally said happily, "Master, I think Evelyn can help Mage Silvia, but I'm not good at that kind of magic array technology … Err, what I mean is, I want to help you — in any way, even as a maid …"
This was what Doris was worried about: the successful development of the "plane" was inextricably linked to Evelyn. This obviously meant that she already had a place under Rody's command. In contrast, Doris was completely like an idler. For so many days, Roddy had not spoken to her at all. Now that they were nearing their destination, Doris, who was filled with a sense of crisis, could no longer hold back and finally mustered the courage to ask this question.
To this, Roddy could not help but laugh. It was not that he deliberately ignored Doris, but that he was too busy studying the problem of casting spells with tentacles that he had forgotten about this Mage who was good at Mental Series.
"Maid? Elson is not that generous to let a Mage be a maid. " Roddy wanted to make a joke to ease the atmosphere, but Doris became even more nervous, even her forehead was dripping with sweat. He realized that she was really afraid of him, so he stopped chatting and said seriously, "Relax. Since you are willing to be loyal to me, I will naturally arrange a position according to your ability. You are good at Mental Series spells, and you are strong, so I am temporarily considering arranging you into the Field Department of Elson's Central Intelligence Agency to be responsible for the screening of frontline intelligence. "
"Intelligence … Intelligence Agency? Field Department? "
Doris looked confused. She had no idea what that was, but no matter what, it at least meant that Roddy did not intend to throw her aside. To this, the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground, and she quickly said, "No matter what, I will listen to Master."
After the relieved Doris left, Roddy stood up and walked to the deck. He happened to see Houdini, who was meditating with his eyes closed, facing the sea. He looked at him curiously, and the latter sensed his gaze and ended his meditation. He turned his head and said, "I tried to explore the ruins at the bottom of the sea, and I saw something else."
"Huh? Something new? "
Roddy realized that Houdini's attainment in "prophecy" had reached a new level, so he was rather curious about what he saw.
"That deep pit … is the location of the Magic Tower that Mage Silvia mentioned." Houdini gestured. "My previous exploration was blocked on the surface of this deep pit, but now I try to explore downward, and I found that there is … something at the bottom of this deep pit."
"A building? Or a living thing? "
Roddy frowned. This Magic Tower was related to the important problem of energy recovery. If possible, he was indeed willing to study it.
"I originally thought it was some kind of giant beast …" Houdini saw Roddy's expression change, and quickly waved his hand. "It's not the one we encountered in Duriel. What I mean is that there are energy fluctuations at the bottom of the deep pit. But after careful observation for a long time, I found that this energy is actually an existence that has been sealed, and does not have the rhythm that living things have. I think … it might be some kind of magic circle that is being protected. "
"You can't get more specific?"
"I can't. The barrier is too thick and too vague. I can't give more detailed information."
Although Houdini had only given a very vague idea, Roddy was very interested in it. He stood on the deck and discussed various possibilities with him for a long time, even calling Silvia over to make a judgment together. But in the end, they still could not come to a conclusion. They could only wait until the time was ripe to send the merfolk to investigate further.
The disappearance of Khadgar's Magic Tower was not a small matter. Until now, no one knew what he had left behind. Back then, the research on using tidal energy had ended without any results, and this made Roddy's heart itch. He was a typical case of greedy people, and he could not wait to solve all the energy problems once and for all.
After this torment, the fleet finally arrived at the southern coast of Eiferta. What surprised Roddy was that in just three months, the originally barren land in front of him actually had the most basic prototype of a port!
The land was flattened by the arcane puppets, and there were seven to eight rows of wooden houses, more than enough to house a thousand people. Transport carriages that had long been prepared were placed in four to five rows on the empty ground, and herds of pack horses were eating grass. Looking into the distance, a "road" extended from the port to the end of his vision, obviously connected to the main road of Elsen City.
This was far beyond Roddy's expectations. The busy port in front of him was still under construction. With the blessing of "Eagle's Eye", he also saw cavalry and infantry with weapons in their hands, standing guard or patrolling the port. Further away, there was a row of heads stuck in the ground, probably left behind by the bandits who had tried to rob them.
It was orderly and flourishing with each passing day. Roddy looked at the inconspicuous port with satisfaction, and suddenly said, "One day, this place will become the center of the world."
When the crew of the Boratini heard this, they only felt that it was ridiculous. Compared to Duriel, this was not a "port" at all. It was basically a "small pier" that had been built hastily!
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